Barry Ward
Written
22 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
72. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the work he is doing to ensure that all OPW owned buildings, structures and monuments are fully accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73608/26]
Barry Ward
Written
22 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
76. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the work he is undertaking to ensure that all OPW owned buildings, structures and monuments have solar panels and other renewable energy provisions installed, where possible. [73609/26]
100. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the provision of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the basis for the delay in advancing this project; and if she will facilitate a meeting with school management to allow them to outline their concerns regarding the delay. [73605/26]
103. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any review or reassessment available for four schools in the Dún Laoghaire constituency in relation to their allocation under the Home School Community Liaison Programme; and her views on whether their current assessment is acceptable in the context of significant increases in school population and a shift in demographics since t…
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties accessing educational psychology assessments and appropriate educational supports for children that attend a school (details supplied) and the wider issue of availability of educational psychology services in the wider Blackrock and Booterstown area. [74972/26]
394. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of flexibility under Section 8.2/8.3.2 of the national childcare scheme, specifically for children that are neurodiverse and benefit particularly from afterschool activities; and her views the current scheme acts as a disincentive for families to include their children in spo…
6. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to a proposed reduction of €2.5 billion, or 30%, to AgoraEU compared with the Commission’s proposed €8.6 billion allocation; and the actions she is taking to address this issue. [74589/26]
34. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the total level of funding brought in by the deemed disposal tax for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. [74537/26]
35. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a calculation has been made regarding the rate of capital gains tax if deemed disposal was removed and ETFs moved to a CGT regime instead of an exit tax regime; and whether this has been given consideration. [74541/26]
125. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of prosecutions brought forward under Section 2 (2) of the Criminal Law (Suicide) Act, 1993 since this Act was signed into law. [74597/26]
125. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any engagement he has had with his EU counterparts to push for an EU-wide ban on social media use for under-16s. [73604/26]
171. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the actions he is taking to progress the ban on social media use by under 16s in Ireland. [73602/26]
186. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she is taking to ensure that the passport card is more widely accepted in European airports, specifically at the automated travel and immigration entry terminals linked to the entry-exit system, where it is often only possible to use the passport book. [73485/26]
187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty facing Irish people travelling with a passport card within Europe (details supplied); and if this is under review within her Department. [73472/26]
191. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the delays in processing a first-time passport application (details supplied); and the steps she will take to ensure that it is processed in a timely manner. [73611/26]
192. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the total number of Irish passport cards issued since their launch in 2015, broken down by year. [73487/26]
216. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will put regulations in place to allow the use of microinverters in domestic energy generation. [73580/26]
217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when regulations to allow domestic microgeneration will be put in place; and the way in which microgeneration will be incentivised. [73579/26]
329. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport to set out a history of the proposal for a bypass of Virginia, County Cavan; the projected timeline for its completion; and an explanation for recent delays. [74219/26]
476. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the attached documentation issued by the management of a school (detail supplied); and if she will facilitate a meeting with them to discuss these concerns related to the delay in providing a permanent school building. [73534/26]
513. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the rejection of a school (details supplied) from the DEIS plus scheme; and if a breakdown of her Department's decision in this regard can be provided. [74498/26]
514. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with a school (details supplied) that has been refused admittance under the DEIS plus programme; and the assistance she can offer to assist the school in attaining that status. [74511/26]
521. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of schools in the Dublin region that have one or more students with a therapy dog for any part of the school day. [74166/26]
528. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether the integration of RSE instruction across a range of school subjects (details supplied) goes against the principle of allowing parents to withdraw their children from instruction that goes against their personal beliefs. [74160/26]
529. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the mechanisms in place to allow for parents to opt out of RSE education at primary school level in similar ways that parents are permitted to opt of religious education. [74159/26]